Alcatel-Lucent, Datang Mobile to deploy TD-SCDMA networks

Alcatel-Lucent said it has been selected, together with Datang Mobile, to deploy mobile networks for China Mobile in 11 Chinese provinces, the Wall Street Journal reported. The group will launch China Mobile's phase three mobile networks running on TD-SCDMA, China's homegrown third generation mobile standard. In a public statement, Alcatel-Lucent said, "With this win, the consortium expands its market footprint and maintains its leadership position in the TD-SCDMA market, achieving overall market presence in 16 out of 31 provincial markets in China.” Alcatel-Lucent and Datang Mobile, a unit of Datang Telecom Technology, have had a strategic partnership since 2004 to expand TD-SCDMA solutions in China.

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